Articles from the European Trainer Magazine archive - available to read online.
Stress fractures not only lead to training interruptions but if they are not identified early and managed appropriately they can be associated with subsequent catastrophic fractures. Stress fractures of the humerus, tibia, ilium and cannon bone (aka third metacarpal bone or McIII) are most common. Stress fractures are a late stage on a pathway of stress-related bone injury.
Read MoreThere can be few terms used as loosely by both practical horse people and animal scientists as the term ‘stress’.
Dr Mark Kennedy (European Trainer - issue 24 - Winter 2008)
While catastrophic fractures are relatively rare - less than 2 percent
of all horses racing worldwide sustain them - they account for nearly 80
percent of racing-related fatalities. Even with advances in modern
veterinary medicine, fracture diagnosis can often be elusive. What if a
simple blood test could reveal a fracture or a predisposition to one
before it became a crisis?
Kimberly French (10 July 2008 - Issue 9)
